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MINNEAPOLIS -- On the cusp of claiming a dubious place in the NBA record books, the Philadelphia 76ers found the breakthrough they sought for more than two months. The 76ers entered Wednesday with an 0-17 record, one loss away from tying the 2009-10 New Jersey Nets for the worst start to a season in NBA history. They avoided that fate by earning their first victory of the season, 85-77 over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Afterward, there was a mixture of relief and elation felt in the 76ers' locker room. “There's a human side to it,” Philadelphia coach Brett Brown said. “You walk into that locker room and you're just proud of them for sticking together....

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MINNEAPOLIS -- On the cusp of claiming a dubious place in the NBA record books, the Philadelphia 76ers found the breakthrough they sought for more than two months.
The 76ers entered Wednesday with an 0-17 record, one loss away from tying the 2009-10...

All the years he'd been gone and all the thunderous standing ovations he received when he returned to Target Center with the Celtics and Nets, and Kevin Garnett still never fully realized just how much the Minnesota fans loved the franchise's biggest...

Kevin Garnett never wanted to leave Minnesota when the Timberwolves traded him to Boston nearly eight years ago, never wanted to jump from a sinking Celtics ship before Paul Pierce convinced him to follow him to Brooklyn two years ago. And he sure...

HOUSTON Just like he did with the Timberwolves two separate times with them, Corey Brewer just keeps on going. This time, the two-time NCAA and one-time NBA champion is doing it in Houston for a Rockets team that, aimed firmly at the playoffs,...

MINNEAPOLIS He's not here yet. As we learned before the Minnesota Wolves' 111-109 victory over Phoenix Friday at Target Center, Kevin Garnett, acquired in trade with Brooklyn Thursday, is returning to Minneapolis by way of Los Angeles. That's...

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MINNEAPOLIS The Warriors head into the All-Star break with the best record in the NBA after surviving a scare against Minnesota. The Warriors won 94-91 on Wednesday night as the Timberwolves missed opportunities to take the lead and tie the score in the...

After a first 51 games unlike any other in franchise history, the Golden State Warriors need a rest. That much was clear in their final game before the All-Star break, when they had to grind out their 42nd win of the season against the Minnesota...

Adreian Payne came to Minnesota on Monday as a seldom-used member of the powerful Atlanta Hawks, languishing on the bench for one of the league's best teams. When the Hawks left town, Payne stayed behind and now finds himself with an entirely different...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. No Ricky Rubio? No problem. At least Sunday at the Palace of Auburn Hills, when the Timberwolves made quite the offensive statement albeit with a third-quarter hiccup in a 112-101 victory over a Detroit Pistons team that had...

MINNEAPOLIS Slowly, steadily, the Timberwolves' injured players have trickled back into the lineup. Nikola Pekovic first, followed by Kevin Martin. More recently, Ricky Rubio, who played his first game at Target Center in months Wednesday night. ...

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The boos were raining down on Kevin Love and his 3-pointer wasn't falling in the building he used to call home. On nights like this in his six years in Minnesota, Love had no one to turn to for help. In Cleveland, he has LeBron James, and the best...

Kevin Love expected to be booed by Timberwolves fans in his first game back in Minnesota since he was traded to Cleveland last summer. Wolves fans obliged on Saturday night in a 106-90 win for the Cavaliers. He said he wished the franchise would have been...

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The Lakers (3-13) seemed to have control late in the game against the upstart Minnesota Timberwolves (4-10), but they ultimately fell in the final minutes. Here are five takeaways from their 120-119 loss Friday at Staples Center.
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The Clippers extended their winning streak to five games Monday night, defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves, 127-101, at Staples Center.
After trailing by six points early, the Clippers took control of the game in the second quarter and never let up,...

The Clippers just returned from a seven-game, 12-day road trip during which they won a franchise-best six games.
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